In an era where concerts run upwards of two hours, Air Supply’s 90-minute-long concert on Friday might have seemed short with its setlist of 14 songs and a poetry recital by Graham Russell.
However, I’d argue it’s the perfect length for its genre.
Firstly, there weren’t any prerecorded video segments or fancy costume changes like in K-pop concerts, so all you’re getting are pure vocals.
Plus – and this is a controversial opinion – with a succinct set of 14 songs, you’re getting only the hits. There have been many instances in recorded history, where the atmosphere in a concert takes a hit, when an artiste performs B-sides that only five per cent of the show’s attendees are aware of.
That wasn’t the case for Friday’s concert as audiences were treated to banger after banger.